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Parallelodon F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866 †

526455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:526455)

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Genus
Macrodon rugosus Buckman, 1845 † accepted as Parallelodon rugosus (Buckman, 1845) † (type by typification of replaced name)
Arca (Beushausenia) Cossmann, 1897 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arca (Macrodon) Buckman, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Beushausenia Cossmann, 1897 † · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Macrodon Buckman, 1845 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Macrodon...)  
junior homonym of Macrodon Schinz, 1822 [Pisces]; Parallelodon and Beushausenia are replacement names
Macrodus [sic] † · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)  
incorrect subsequent spelling of Macrodon Buckman, 1845, which is a junior homonym of Macrodon Schinz, 1822 [Pisces]; Parallelodon and Beushausenia are replacement names
Parallelidon [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Parrallelodon [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Prorhynchus J. Hall, 1885 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Parallelodon achiardii (De Stefani, 1917) †
  2. Species Parallelodon aequalis Chapman, 1908 †
  3. Species Parallelodon amoenus de Koninck, 1885 †
  4. Species Parallelodon anaklastum Winters, 1963 †
  5. Species Parallelodon angustus Hind, 1904 †
  6. Species Parallelodon antiquior de Koninck, 1885 †
  7. Species Parallelodon argutus (J. Phillips, 1836) †
  8. Species Parallelodon atavus Whidborne, 1892 †
  9. Species Parallelodon aviculoides (de Koninck, 1842) †
  10. Species Parallelodon beneckei (Tornquist, 1896) †
  11. Species Parallelodon bimodoliratus Dickins, 1963 †
  12. Species Parallelodon blairi (S. A. Miller & Gurley, 1896) †
  13. Species Parallelodon brenensis Reed, 1932 †
  14. Species Parallelodon brewerii (Gabb, 1864) †
  15. Species Parallelodon bynei L. R. Cox & Arkell, 1948 †
  16. Species Parallelodon cancellatus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1824) †
  17. Species Parallelodon cancellosus Mather, 1915 †
  18. Species Parallelodon capillatus Waterhouse, 1987 †
  19. Species Parallelodon carbonarius (E. T. Cox, 1857) †
  20. Species Parallelodon carnei Dun & W. N. Benson, 1920 †
  21. Species Parallelodon changhsingensis T.-L. Yang, W.-H. He, K.-X. Zhang, S.-B. Wu, Y. Zhang, M.-L. Yue, H.-T. Wu & Y.-F. Xiao, 2016 †
  22. Species Parallelodon chemungensis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) †
  23. Species Parallelodon chihliensis Chao, 1927 †
  24. Species Parallelodon clathratus (F. McCoy, 1844) †
  25. Species Parallelodon comoides de Koninck, 1885 †
  26. Species Parallelodon comptus (Gemmellaro, 1892) †
  27. Species Parallelodon concinnus (F. McCoy, 1844) †
  28. Species Parallelodon cooperi L. R. Cox, 1946 †
  29. Species Parallelodon corrugatus de Koninck, 1885 †
  30. Species Parallelodon datianensis J.-H. Li & B.-L. Ding, 1982 †
  31. Species Parallelodon dawsoni Beede, 1911 †
  32. Species Parallelodon decheni (von Koenen, 1879) †
  33. Species Parallelodon decussatus (F. McCoy, 1844) †
  34. Species Parallelodon delicatus (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1870) †
  35. Species Parallelodon delitescens (Beushausen, 1895) †
  36. Species Parallelodon depressus Hyde, 1953 †
  37. Species Parallelodon desioi Fantini Sestini, 1965 †
  38. Species Parallelodon dickinsi Waterhouse, 1980 †
  39. Species Parallelodon dilatatus de Koninck, 1885 †
  40. Species Parallelodon dokutschajewi (Amalitsky, 1886) †
  41. Species Parallelodon elongatus Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  42. Species Parallelodon elongatus Hind, 1904 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  43. Species Parallelodon eximius de Koninck, 1885 †
  44. Species Parallelodon expansus de Koninck, 1885 †
  45. Species Parallelodon faba (de Koninck, 1842) †
  46. Species Parallelodon facetus (S. A. Miller & Gurley, 1896) †
  47. Species Parallelodon fallax (de Koninck, 1851) †
  48. Species Parallelodon faxensis (Ravn, 1933) †
  49. Species Parallelodon fimbriatus (de Koninck, 1844) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Arca fimbriata McCoy, 1844)
  50. Species Parallelodon fossa (K. S. W. Campbell & B. A. Engel, 1963) †
  51. Species Parallelodon fraiponti de Koninck, 1885 †
  52. Species Parallelodon geinitzi de Koninck, 1885 †
  53. Species Parallelodon geinitzianus (Krotov, 1885) †
  54. Species Parallelodon geminus (W. Waagen, 1881) †
  55. Species Parallelodon gibbosus Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  56. Species Parallelodon glaber Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  57. Species Parallelodon grandis Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  58. Species Parallelodon guangxiensis Pojeta, R.-J. Zhang & Z.-Y. Yang, 1986 †
  59. Species Parallelodon gushiensis D.-Y. Wang, 1982 †
  60. Species Parallelodon haimeanus (de Koninck, 1851) †
  61. Species Parallelodon hamiltoniae (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) †
  62. Species Parallelodon hardingi (J. W. Dawson, 1868) †
  63. Species Parallelodon harrisi (Caster, 1930) †
  64. Species Parallelodon hirsonensis (d'Archiac, 1843) †
  65. Species Parallelodon hubeiensis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
  66. Species Parallelodon illinoiensis Weller, 1916 †
  67. Species Parallelodon intermedius de Koninck, 1885 †
  68. Species Parallelodon interruptus (de Koninck, 1876) †
  69. Species Parallelodon interruptus de Koninck, 1885 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  70. Species Parallelodon irvinensis (Foerste, 1909) †
  71. Species Parallelodon javornikensis Astafieva-Urbajtis, 1978 †
  72. Species Parallelodon junggarensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 †
  73. Species Parallelodon kilmoriensis Chapman, 1908 †
  74. Species Parallelodon kingianus (Verneuil, 1845) †
  75. Species Parallelodon kiptschakensis Aleksandri-Sadova, 1959 †
  76. Species Parallelodon koeneni (Tornquist, 1896) †
  77. Species Parallelodon koninckianus Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  78. Species Parallelodon kungurensis (Stuckenberg, 1898) †
  79. Species Parallelodon lacordairianus (de Koninck, 1842) †
  80. Species Parallelodon lamellifer de Koninck, 1885 †
  81. Species Parallelodon laminatus de Koninck, 1885 †
  82. Species Parallelodon laochangensis Feng, Cui & Lui, 1992 †
  83. Species Parallelodon latisinuatus (Gemmellaro, 1892) †
  84. Species Parallelodon latus de Koninck, 1885 †
  85. Species Parallelodon lianyuanensis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
  86. Species Parallelodon licharewi Maslennikov, 1935 †
  87. Species Parallelodon longum Maslennikov, 1935 †
  88. Species Parallelodon louisianensis J. S. Williams, 1931 †
  89. Species Parallelodon macrodon (Lundgren, 1867) †
  90. Species Parallelodon mandelensis (Dahmer, 1915) †
  91. Species Parallelodon marinum Lobanova, 1961 †
  92. Species Parallelodon martellii (De Stefani, 1917) †
  93. Species Parallelodon maslennikovi Kanev, 2006 †
  94. Species Parallelodon meridionalis de Koninck, 1885 †
  95. Species Parallelodon michelini (d'Archiac & Verneuil, 1842) †
  96. Species Parallelodon micronema (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866) †
  97. Species Parallelodon minimus (Worthen, 1884) †
  98. Species Parallelodon minimus de Koninck, 1885 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, secondary junior homonym of Parallelodon minimus (Worthen, 1884))
  99. Species Parallelodon minor de Koninck, 1885 †
  100. Species Parallelodon modestus de Koninck, 1885 †
  101. Species Parallelodon modioliformis Hyde, 1953 †
  102. Species Parallelodon monreali (Barrois, 1891) †
  103. Species Parallelodon multilamellatus (Gemmellaro, 1892) †
  104. Species Parallelodon multiliratus Girty, 1909 †
  105. Species Parallelodon multistriatus Girty, 1909 †
  106. Species Parallelodon mytiloides de Koninck, 1885 †
  107. Species Parallelodon naliwkini (Yakovlev, 1903) †
  108. Species Parallelodon newarkensis (Herrick, 1888) †
  109. Species Parallelodon noinskii (Stuckenberg, 1905) †
  110. Species Parallelodon normalis de Koninck, 1885 †
  111. Species Parallelodon obscurus (de Koninck, 1842) †
  112. Species Parallelodon obsoletus (F. B. Meek, 1871) †
  113. Species Parallelodon obtusus (J. Phillips, 1836) †
  114. Species Parallelodon olseni (Grabau, 1931) †
  115. Species Parallelodon ornatissimus de Koninck, 1885 †
  116. Species Parallelodon ovatus de Koninck, 1885 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Parallelodon ovatus (Hall & Whitfield, 1869))
  117. Species Parallelodon paeneplanus (Caster, 1930) †
  118. Species Parallelodon parkinsoni Amler, 1987 †
  119. Species Parallelodon parvus (C. A. White & Whitfield, 1862) †
  120. Species Parallelodon pauli Friedel & Amler, 2024 †
  121. Species Parallelodon pergibbosus Mather, 1915 †
  122. Species Parallelodon perplexus de Koninck, 1885 †
  123. Species Parallelodon pictum (Milaschewitsch, 1881) †
  124. Species Parallelodon pinguis (de Koninck, 1842) †
  125. Species Parallelodon planus Lyutkevich & Lobanova, 1960 †
  126. Species Parallelodon politus Girty, 1909 †
  127. Species Parallelodon praecursor (Spriestersbach, 1942) †
  128. Species Parallelodon priscus (G. A. Goldfuss, 1841) †
  129. Species Parallelodon pygmaeus (Whiteaves, 1892) †
  130. Species Parallelodon qinghaiensis L. Liu, 1976 †
  131. Species Parallelodon quichaurensis Gonzales, 2006 †
  132. Species Parallelodon raimondii (Gabb, 1877) †
  133. Species Parallelodon rectangulus (Mansuy, 1914) †
  134. Species Parallelodon respectus Reed, 1944 †
  135. Species Parallelodon reticulatus (F. McCoy, 1844) †
  136. Species Parallelodon rouillieri (Lahusen, 1883) †
  137. Species Parallelodon rudis (J. de C. Sowerby, 1824) †
  138. Species Parallelodon rugosus (Buckman, 1845) †
  139. Species Parallelodon sangamonensis (Worthen, 1890) †
  140. Species Parallelodon semicostatus (McCoy, 1844) †
  141. Species Parallelodon semiellipticus Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  142. Species Parallelodon shachtauensis Nelzina, 1961 †
  143. Species Parallelodon sibiricus Yanishevsky, 1915 †
  144. Species Parallelodon simplex (Tornquist, 1896) †
  145. Species Parallelodon spryi Chapman, 1908 †
  146. Species Parallelodon squamifer (J. Phillips, 1836) †
  147. Species Parallelodon striatus (Schlotheim, 1820) †
  148. Species Parallelodon subargutus (de Koninck, 1877) †
  149. Species Parallelodon subperlongi X.-M. Gan, 1978 †
  150. Species Parallelodon substriatus (Krotov, 1885) †
  151. Species Parallelodon subtilistriatus Wanner, 1922 †
  152. Species Parallelodon sulcatus (Weller, 1906) †
  153. Species Parallelodon sundaicus Hamlet, 1928 †
  154. Species Parallelodon suzukii (Nakazawa, 1999) †
  155. Species Parallelodon tamuganeensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 †
  156. Species Parallelodon tenuicostatus Yanishevsky, 1900 †
  157. Species Parallelodon tenuis de Koninck, 1885 †
  158. Species Parallelodon tenuistria (McCoy, 1844) †
  159. Species Parallelodon tenuistriatus (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866) †
  160. Species Parallelodon theciformis de Koninck, 1885 †
  161. Species Parallelodon theodorensis Waterhouse, 1987 †
  162. Species Parallelodon tieni Chao, 1927 †
  163. Species Parallelodon trimuensis Reed, 1944 †
  164. Species Parallelodon undatus de Koninck, 1885 †
  165. Species Parallelodon uralicus Muromtseva, 1984 †
  166. Species Parallelodon vadaszi Rakusz, 1932 †
  167. Species Parallelodon venustus (J. Steininger, 1853) †
  168. Species Parallelodon verneuillianus (de Koninck, 1842) †
  169. Species Parallelodon villmarensis (Beushausen, 1895) †
  170. Species Parallelodon vokesi Elias, 1957 †
  171. Species Parallelodon walciodorensis de Koninck, 1885 †
  172. Species Parallelodon whitei (Gemmellaro, 1892) †
  173. Species Parallelodon xijinwulanensis J.-G. Sha, 1995 †
  174. Species Parallelodon yamansuensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 †
  175. Species Parallelodon yangshanensis D.-Y. Wang, 1982 †
  176. Species Parallelodon zerrenneri (Schauroth, 1853) †
  177. Species Parallelodon angulatus (J. Hall, 1885) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  178. Species Parallelodon azzouzi Freneix, 1965 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  179. Species Parallelodon cavallieri Cossmann, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  180. Species Parallelodon guibali Cossmann, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  181. Species Parallelodon insignis Korejwo & Teller, 1964 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  182. Species Parallelodon konincki Etheridge, 1898 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  183. Species Parallelodon quadratus (J. Hall, 1883) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  184. Species Parallelodon radiatus Rotkytė, 1966 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  185. Species Parallelodon saranaensis Fredericks, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  186. Species Parallelodon simensis (F. N. Chernyshev, 1902) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  187. Subgenus Parallelodon (Cosmetodon) C. C. Branson, 1942 † accepted as Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) C. C. Branson, 1942 † represented as Grammatodon F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1860 †
    1. Species Parallelodon (Cosmetodon) marshallensis (Winchell, 1862) † accepted as Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) marshallensis (Winchell, 1862) † represented as Grammatodon marshallensis (Winchell, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Parallelodon (Cosmetodon) ovatus (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) † accepted as Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) ovatus (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) † represented as Grammatodon ovatus (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  188. Subgenus Parallelodon (Nanonavis) R. B. Stewart, 1930 † accepted as Nanonavis R. B. Stewart, 1930 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  189. Subgenus Parallelodon (Nemodon) Conrad, 1869 † accepted as Nemodon Conrad, 1869 †
    1. Species Parallelodon (Nemodon) nuarsense Cossmann, 1913 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  190. Subgenus Parallelodon (Porterius) B. L. Clark, 1925 accepted as Porterius B. L. Clark, 1925 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  191. Species Parallelodon amaenus de Koninck, 1885 † accepted as Parallelodon amoenus de Koninck, 1885 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  192. Species Parallelodon antiquus Barrois, 1891 † accepted as Pseudarca antiqua (Barrois, 1891) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  193. Species Parallelodon balakhonskiensis Ragozin, 1931 † accepted as Kinerkaella balakhonskiensis (Ragozin, 1931) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  194. Species Parallelodon bistriatus (Portlock, 1843) † accepted as Cypricardinia bistriata (Portlock, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  195. Species Parallelodon breweriana [sic] † accepted as Parallelodon brewerii (Gabb, 1864) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  196. Species Parallelodon cardioceratanum Crickmay, 1930 † accepted as Grammatodon cardioceratanum (Crickmay, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  197. Species Parallelodon carinatus (J. Sowerby, 1813) † accepted as Nanonavis carinata (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  198. Species Parallelodon cochlearis (Winchell, 1863) † accepted as Grammatodon cochlearis (Winchell, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  199. Species Parallelodon crebristriatus de Koninck, 1885 † accepted as Parallelodon haimeanus (de Koninck, 1851) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, questionable synonym)
  200. Species Parallelodon elegantulus (de Koninck, 1844) † accepted as Cypricardinia elegantula (de Koninck, 1844) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  201. Species Parallelodon guizhouensis Lan & Xu, 1980 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  202. Species Parallelodon jiaozishanensis Lan & Xu, 1980 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  203. Species Parallelodon kamaiensis Nelzina, 1960 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  204. Species Parallelodon kansasensis Sayre, 1930 † accepted as Grammatodon kansasensis (Sayre, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  205. Species Parallelodon lacordaireanus [sic] † accepted as Parallelodon lacordairianus (de Koninck, 1842) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  206. Species Parallelodon latesinuatus [sic] † accepted as Parallelodon latisinuatus (Gemmellaro, 1892) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  207. Species Parallelodon longjiuensis F.-X. Guo, 1985 † accepted as Parallelodon qinghaiensis L. Liu, 1976 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  208. Species Parallelodon minima (Worthen, 1884) † accepted as Parallelodon minimus (Worthen, 1884) † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  209. Species Parallelodon modestus (Winchell, 1863) † accepted as Grammatodon modestus (Winchell, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  210. Species Parallelodon mrassiensis Ragozin, 1931 † accepted as Kinerkaella mrassiensis (Ragozin, 1931) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  211. Species Parallelodon multilineatus de Koninck, 1885 † accepted as Parallelodon haimeanus (de Koninck, 1851) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  212. Species Parallelodon obliquatus Yokoyama, 1920 accepted as Porterius dalli (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  213. Species Parallelodon obsoletiformes Hayasaka, 1925 † accepted as Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) obsoletiformes (Hayasaka, 1925) † represented as Grammatodon obsoletiformes (Hayasaka, 1925) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  214. Species Parallelodon reticulatus Shih, 1962 † accepted as Parallelodon qinghaiensis L. Liu, 1976 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Parallelodon reticulata (McCoy, 1844); P. qinghaiensis is as a replacement name)
  215. Species Parallelodon striatus minimus Lan & Xu, 1980 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  216. Species Parallelodon subliratus [sic] † accepted as Parallelodon subtilistriatus Wanner, 1922 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  217. Species Parallelodon sundaicum Hamlet, 1928 † accepted as Parallelodon sundaicus Hamlet, 1928 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  218. Species Parallelodon thecidiformis de Koninck, 1885 † accepted as Parallelodon theciformis de Koninck, 1885 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
Meek, F. B. & Worthen, A. H. (1866). Descriptions of Palaeozoic fossils from the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous rocks of Illinois, and other western states. <em>Proceedings of the Chicago Academy of Sciences.</em> 1: 11-23.
page(s): 17 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Parallelodon Meek & Worthen, 1866 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=526455 on 2026-08-01
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original description Meek, F. B. & Worthen, A. H. (1866). Descriptions of Palaeozoic fossils from the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous rocks of Illinois, and other western states. <em>Proceedings of the Chicago Academy of Sciences.</em> 1: 11-23.
page(s): 17 [details] 

original description (of Prorhynchus J. Hall, 1885 †) Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): xlviii [details] 

original description (of Beushausenia Cossmann, 1897 †) Cossmann, M. (1897). Paléoconchologie. <em>Revue Critique de Paléozoologie.</em> 1(2): 91-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14499388
page(s): 93 [details] 

original description (of Macrodon Buckman, 1845 †) Buckman, J. (1845). Descriptions of the new species of fossils named in the foregoing list. In: R.I. Murchison, Outline of the Geology of the Neighbourhood of Cheltenham. A new edition, augmented and revised by James Buckman, F.G.S., and H. E. Strickland, M.A., F.G.S. John Murray, London / H. Davies, Cheltenham; pp. 93-106, pls. 1-13., available online at https://books.google.de/books?id=GK9KmkjQFYYC
page(s): 98; note: authorship attributed to Lycett, but there is no indication that the description is actually from that author [details] 

additional source Friedel, J. C.; Neubauer, T. A.; Amler, M. R. (2026). A nomenclator of the Palaeozoic taxa of the family Parallelodontidae (Bivalvia, Arcida). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1065: 1-136., available online at https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/3289 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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